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...that Greenspan is good. Just two days after the Fed chairman raised interest rates to tap the economy?s brakes just a little, it?s already slowing down. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that GDP growth from the April-to-June quarter was actually 1.8 percent, instead of the 2.3 percent the government had estimated a month ago. In reality, of course, that has nothing to do with Tuesday?s action ?- even with a strong market reaction, an interest rate hike takes at least six months to reverberate through the economy ?- but it?s sure got plenty to do with...
...theory, tax incentives have two advantages over traditional government programs: (a) they're cheaper, because each dollar of lost tax revenue produces multiple dollars of the desired activity; and (b) they're smarter, because they tap into the creativity of the private sector. Both premises, though, are open to question...
...next week. That's where diehard Republicans will gather on Aug. 14 for a day of speeches and tub-thumping and then cast a vote for one of 11 candidates. The Iowa poll, when it was invented 20 years ago, was a fund-raising gimmick by the party to tap into campaign war chests by making the front runners and the foolhardy pay for the privilege of participating. But with a front-loaded primary season and George W. Bush miles ahead of his heel nippers, the Ames straw poll has taken on an unnatural significance. Republican candidates want to trip...
...keep saying 'Uh-huh,' which implies 'Get on with it!' Instead, try 'Mmm-hmm,' with a nod, which says, 'I'm taking this in.' Also, don't keep track of time. Have an aide tap you rather than look at your watch. You want to make the person you're talking to feel they're the only person on the planet." --DR. JOYCE BROTHERS...
...becoming more commodity-like and prices are falling. Now, HP's gray boxes, in part because of Fiorina's gender, will have just a little bit more cachet than the other guys' gray boxes. That in turn could, in the hypercompetitive world of technology, prompt more firms to tap women for top jobs. And even Fiorina might find that noteworthy...